In common usage, most people use the word statistic to refer to research figures and calculations, either from information based on a sample or an entire population. Statistics means different things to different people.
The best way to see the Hollywood Sign is to drive up Beachwood Drive (north of Hollywood Boulevard). The Sign is clearly visible most the way up Beachwood, although the hills begin to obscure the view of the Sign near the top of the drive.
And for the best Hollywood effect, head out around sunset, when the moon is close to the horizon. When you look at the moon on the horizon, especially when there are buildings in the distance, it looks huge, he says. The moon illusion is simply a trick of the eye, but a convincing one.